公开(公告)号：US07369369B1

公开(公告)日：2008-05-06

申请号：US10818641

申请日：2004-04-05

申请人： Dallas W. Meyer

发明人： Dallas W. Meyer

IPC分类号： G11B21/24 ,  G11B5/60

CPC分类号： G11B5/5552 ,  G11B5/483 ,  G11B5/5582 ,  G11B5/6082 ,  Y10T29/49032 ,  Y10T29/49041 ,  Y10T29/49055 ,  Y10T29/49059 ,  Y10T29/4906 ,  Y10T29/53165 ,  Y10T428/11

摘要： A recording head for use in magnetic storage devices is disclosed. The recording head includes a transducer that is bi-directionally movable with respect to a magnetic medium surface of the magnetic storage medium, thereby enabling improved positioning of the transducer during read and write operations of the transducer. The recording head further includes a wafer assembly having a motor segment and a flexure segment that are joined together. The flexure segment includes a cavity that receives the transducer therein. The recording head further includes a slider body that receives the wafer assembly in a cavity defined therein. A motor located in the motor segment can be selectively actuated to cause movement of the flexure assembly and corresponding movement of the transducer body. Various features regarding the construction and assembly of the recording head are also disclosed to improve head operation, including techniques for preventing head damage during a shock event.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于磁存储装置的记录头。 记录头包括相对于磁存储介质的磁介质表面双向移动的换能器，从而能够在换能器的读取和写入操作期间改进换能器的定位。 记录头还包括具有连接在一起的电动机段和挠曲段的晶片组件。 弯曲段包括在其中接收换能器的腔体。 记录头还包括滑块体，该滑块体在其中限定的空腔中接收晶片组件。 可以选择性地启动位于马达部分中的马达，以引起挠曲组件的移动和换能器本体的相应运动。 还公开了关于记录头的构造和组装的各种特征，以改善头部操作，包括用于在休克事件期间防止头部损伤的技术。

公开(公告)号：US07248442B1

公开(公告)日：2007-07-24

申请号：US10794482

申请日：2004-03-05

申请人： Dallas W. Meyer

发明人： Dallas W. Meyer

IPC分类号： G11B5/596

CPC分类号： G11B5/5552 ,  G11B5/484 ,  G11B5/59633

摘要： A recording head for use in magnetic storage devices is disclosed. The recording head includes a transducer that is bi-directionally movable with respect to a magnetic medium surface of the magnetic storage medium, thereby enabling improved positioning of the transducer during read and write operations of the transducer. The recording head further includes a slider body and an interleaver assembly that is interposed between the transducer and the slider body. The interleaver assembly includes a flexure assembly having a plurality of resilient flexure beams. A motor assembly incorporated into the recording head can be selectively actuated to cause movement of the flexure assembly and corresponding movement of a portion of the interleaver assembly and the transducer body. The flexure assembly is configured to constrain motion of the transducer in vertical and horizontal directions with respect to the magnetic medium surface to allow for enhanced transducer positioning.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于磁存储装置的记录头。 记录头包括相对于磁存储介质的磁介质表面双向移动的换能器，从而能够在换能器的读取和写入操作期间改进换能器的定位。 记录头还包括滑块体和插入在换能器和滑块体之间的交错器组件。 交织器组件包括具有多个弹性弯曲梁的挠曲组件。 结合到记录头中的电动机组件可以选择性地致动以引起挠曲组件的移动以及交织器组件和换能器本体的一部分的相应移动。 挠曲组件被配置成相对于磁介质表面在垂直和水平方向限制换能器的运动，以允许增强换能器定位。

公开(公告)号：US06914746B1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-05

申请号：US10342615

申请日：2003-01-13

申请人： Dallas W. Meyer

发明人： Dallas W. Meyer

IPC分类号： G11B5/55 ,  G11B5/596

CPC分类号： G11B5/59627 ,  G11B5/5552

摘要： Multiple recording heads are used to perform parallel read and write operations on multiple disk surfaces in disk drives. Small-scale actuators are positioned between the transducer and the macroactuator that moves the entire head gimble assembly. The small-scale actuators adjust the position of the recording heads to the appropriate data tracks during the read and write operations to compensate for misalignments between the multiple recording heads. The parallel read and write operations can significantly improve the sustained data rates associated with disk drives. The access time required to read data stored on a disk can be reduced by writing multiple copies of the same data blocks to different locations on the surface of disks in the disk drives. Read operations are performed by moving the recording head to the copy of the data block that will produce the smallest access time.

摘要翻译： 多个记录头用于对磁盘驱动器中的多个磁盘表面进行并行读写操作。 小型执行机构位于传感器和大型致动器之间，从而使整个头部灵活组件移动。 在读取和写入操作期间，小规模致动器将记录头的位置调整到适当的数据轨道，以补偿多个记录头之间的未对准。 并行读写操作可显着提高与磁盘驱动器相关的持续数据速率。 通过将相同数据块的多个副本写入到磁盘驱动器中的磁盘表面上的不同位置，可以减少读取存储在磁盘上的数据所需的访问时间。 通过将记录头移动到将产生最小访问时间的数据块的副本来执行读取操作。

公开(公告)号：US06548140B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-15

申请号：US08702325

申请日：1996-08-22

申请人： Jing Gui ,  Bruno J. Marchon ,  Dallas W. Meyer ,  Peter Segar

发明人： Jing Gui ,  Bruno J. Marchon ,  Dallas W. Meyer ,  Peter Segar

IPC分类号： G11B5725

CPC分类号： G11B5/725 ,  G11B5/54 ,  Y10T428/24355 ,  Y10T428/24942 ,  Y10T428/31544

摘要： A light abrasive texture is applied over the data zone of a thin film magnetic disc, while a surface texture of a second roughness is applied over the landing zone. A lubricant is applied over both the landing zone and the data zone. The lubricant is a high molecular weight PFPE lubricant which has been fractionated by supercritical fluid fractionation in carbon dioxide to exclude the fractions of low molecular weight and to exclude the fractions of very high molecular weight.

摘要翻译： 在薄膜磁盘的数据区上施加轻磨料纹理，同时在着陆区上施加第二粗糙度的表面纹理。 在着陆区和数据区都应用润滑剂。 润滑剂是高分子量PFPE润滑剂，其通过在二氧化碳中的超临界流体分馏进行分馏，以排除低分子量级分并排除非常高分子量的级分。

公开(公告)号：US06212042B1

公开(公告)日：2001-04-03

申请号：US09029276

申请日：1998-12-09

申请人： Jing Gui ,  Bruno J. Marchon ,  Daniel P. Burbank ,  Joel W. Hoehn ,  Jeffery K. Berkowitz ,  Ramesh Sundaram ,  John L. Brand ,  Subrahmanyan Nagarajan ,  Dallas W. Meyer ,  Peter R. Segar ,  Andreas A. Polycarpou ,  Zine-Eddine Boutaghou ,  Dale E. Egbert ,  David G. Wobbe ,  Mary Cynthia Hipwell ,  Huan Tang

发明人： Jing Gui ,  Bruno J. Marchon ,  Daniel P. Burbank ,  Joel W. Hoehn ,  Jeffery K. Berkowitz ,  Ramesh Sundaram ,  John L. Brand ,  Subrahmanyan Nagarajan ,  Dallas W. Meyer ,  Peter R. Segar ,  Andreas A. Polycarpou ,  Zine-Eddine Boutaghou ,  Dale E. Egbert ,  David G. Wobbe ,  Mary Cynthia Hipwell ,  Huan Tang

IPC分类号： G11B560

CPC分类号： G11B5/6005 ,  G11B7/122 ,  G11B7/22 ,  G11B21/21

摘要： A disc storage system includes a rotating disc and a transducer. The transducer is carried on a slider which is supported by an armature. The armature is used to move the slider radially across the disc surface whereby information may be read from or written to the disc surface of the transducer. The slider includes an air bearing surface which faces the disc surface. As the disc rotates, the air bearing surface causes the slider to “fly” over the disc surface. Pads are provided on the air bearing surface to improve operational characteristics of the system.

摘要翻译： 盘存储系统包括旋转盘和换能器。 传感器承载在由电枢支撑的滑块上。 电枢用于将滑块径向地移动到盘表面上，从而可以从换能器的盘表面读取或写入信息。 滑块包括面向盘表面的空气支承表面。 当盘旋转时，空气轴承表面导致滑块“在飞盘”的表面上。 垫片设置在空气轴承表面上，以改善系统的操作特性。

公开(公告)号：US5650900A

公开(公告)日：1997-07-22

申请号：US680591

申请日：1996-07-12

申请人： Bo Wei ,  Dallas W. Meyer ,  Venkat R. Koka

发明人： Bo Wei ,  Dallas W. Meyer ,  Venkat R. Koka

IPC分类号： G11B5/725 ,  G11B5/82 ,  G11B5/84 ,  G11B5/72

CPC分类号： G11B5/725 ,  G11B5/82 ,  G11B5/8408

摘要： A magnetic disc for a computer disc drive has distinct zones of differing lubricant thickness. A bonded+mobile zone covers a portion of the disc which preferably coincides with the landing zone. A zone of different lubricant thickness, such as lubricant-free, bonded-only or mostly-bonded, covers a different portion of the disc such as over the data zone. After a uniform layer of lubricant is coated over the disc surface, lubricant can be removed from distinct zones by solvent removal over a periphery of the disc and by removal by laser. The lubricant removal from distinct zones can occur either before or after bonding. Multiple lubricant thickness zones may be used, and the lubricant thickness profile over the entire disc can be controlled as desired.

摘要翻译： 用于计算机磁盘驱动器的磁盘具有不同的润滑剂厚度区域。 粘结+移动区覆盖盘的一部分，优选地与着陆区重合。 不同润滑剂厚度的区域，例如无润滑剂，仅粘合或大部分粘合的区域覆盖盘的不同部分，例如数据区域。 在盘表面上涂覆均匀的润滑剂层之后，可以通过在圆周上通过溶剂去除并通过激光去除从不同的区域去除润滑剂。 不同区域的润滑剂去除可能在粘合之前或之后发生。 可以使用多个润滑剂厚度区，并且可以根据需要控制整个盘上的润滑剂厚度分布。

公开(公告)号：US5574604A

公开(公告)日：1996-11-12

申请号：US416938

申请日：1995-04-04

申请人： Lowell J. Berg ,  Zine-Eddine Boutaghou ,  Thomas S. Larson ,  Dallas W. Meyer ,  Jay M. Mosbrucker ,  Jerry L. Neubauer ,  Hal H. Ottesen

发明人： Lowell J. Berg ,  Zine-Eddine Boutaghou ,  Thomas S. Larson ,  Dallas W. Meyer ,  Jay M. Mosbrucker ,  Jerry L. Neubauer ,  Hal H. Ottesen

IPC分类号： G11B5/54 ,  G11B21/12 ,  G11B21/22

CPC分类号： G11B5/54

摘要： A load/unload device to remove the slider from the proximity of the magnetic recording surface of a disk in a disk drive whenever the disk is to be stopped. The load/unload device is a ramp-like wedge which extends generally radially from the center of the magnetic disk and to the magnetic recording surface of the magnetic disk. When the slider is moved toward the center of the disk by an actuator mechanism, the end of the load arm supporting the slider, referred to as a tang, will engage the inclined plane of the wedge and lift the slider from the surface of the magnetic disk as the slider is translated closer to the center of the disk. Once the slider has been removed from close proximity of the disk, the tang may engage a trough-like surface on the structure supporting the wedge and will effectively detent the position of the slider through the forces exerted on the tang by the load beam of the actuator. Thus the disk will be protected from undesirable and damaging impacts of the slider against the magnetic recording surface of the disk thereby prolonging disk utility.

摘要翻译： 每当磁盘停止时，装载/卸载装置从磁盘驱动器中磁盘的磁记录表面的附近移除滑块。 装载/卸载装置是从磁盘的中心大致径向延伸到磁盘的磁记录表面的斜坡形楔形物。 当滑块通过致动器机构朝向盘的中心移动时，支撑滑块的负载臂的端部（被称为柄脚）将接合楔形物的倾斜平面并且从磁体的表面提起滑块 磁盘作为滑块更靠近磁盘的中心。 一旦滑块从盘的紧密附近被移除，则柄脚可以接合支撑楔的结构上的槽形表面，并且将有效地通过施加在柄脚上的作用力来使滑块的位置通过 执行器。 因此，该盘将被保护免受滑块抵靠磁盘的磁记录表面的不利影响，从而延长磁盘的使用效率。